Simone_Ballachi
Simone Ballachi (1240 - 5 November 1319) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic.[1] Ballachi served as a former soldier in Rimini before renouncing that path in favor of the religious life where he became a gardener noted for his strict adherence to the rule of Saint Dominic.[2]
Ballachi's popular devotion received approval from Pope Pius VII on 14 March 1820 which allowed for him to approve the late friar's beatification.[3]